Flooding in Jakarta Agencies Published January 18, 2013 0 People wade through a flooded street to reach their offices in Jakarta. Floods in Indonesia's capital Jakarta have left at least 11 people dead, authorities said on January 18 as murky brown waters submerged parts of the city's business district, causing chaos for a second day.?Photo by AFP People sit on an inflatable raft as they head to work through a flooded street in the business district in Jakarta.?Photo by Reuters People cross a flooded street while holding a cord for safety in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's army deployed rubber boats in the capital's business district on Thursday to rescue people trapped in floods that inundated much of the city of 14 million people.?Photo by AP A man uses his handphone near the Bundaran Hotel Indonesia roundabout during a flooding in Jakarta.?Photo by Reuters A man pushes his motorcycle through a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia. Floods regularly hit parts of Jakarta in the rainy season, but Thursday's inundation following an intense rain storm appeared especially widespread.?Photo by AP Central Jakarta city is flooded following a heavy rain in Jakarta, Indonesia. Seasonal rains have triggered massive flooding in Indonesia's capital, triggering the evacuation of at least 20,000 people in Jakarta.?Photo by AP A father holds his children as they cross a flooded street at the business district, on their way home in Jakarta.?Photo by Reuters Women react as they flee from their flooded area. Heavy monsoonal rains triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, with many government offices and businesses forced to closed because staff could not get to work.?Photo by Reuters A girl holds a swimming ring while wading through floodwaters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Flooding caused by monsoon rains have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Indonesia's capital.?Photo by AP Join our Whatsapp channel —Photos by Agencies
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